minus-squarefrayedpickles@lemmy.cafetoTechnology@lemmy.world•France runs fusion reactor for record 22 minuteslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 days agoThe input energy doesnt matter that much. Nobody is going to use 1980s laser tech to power a real reactor. As with OP, inertial confinement is interested in very small nuanced science aspects, not making a power plant. linkfedilink
minus-squarefrayedpickles@lemmy.cafetoTechnology@lemmy.world•France runs fusion reactor for record 22 minuteslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down3·5 days agoYour take is incorrect. linkfedilink
The input energy doesnt matter that much. Nobody is going to use 1980s laser tech to power a real reactor. As with OP, inertial confinement is interested in very small nuanced science aspects, not making a power plant.